Ecclesiastes 7:27

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

““Behold,” says the Teacher, “I have discovered this by adding one thing to another to find an explanation.”

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BSBPD

““Behold,” says the Teacher, “I have discovered this by adding one thing to another to find an explanation.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Behold, this have I found, saith the Preacher, laying one thing to another, to find out the account;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“See, this I have found, said the Preacher, one to one, to find out the reason”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ecclesiastes 7:27 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Ecclesiastes 1:1These are the words of the Teacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem:
  2. Ecclesiastes 12:8“Futility of futilities,” says the Teacher. “Everything is futile!”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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